As part of our mission, Patient Advocate Foundation is committed to serve patients with chronic, life threatening and debilitating illness who encounter healthcare barriers. Natural disasters can significantly decrease a patient’s ability to access and afford needed care and treatment, and to help, we have gathered these additional resources and notices for patients in areas hit by a recent disaster.

Meet PAF

Job & Volunteer Opportunities

Patient Advocate Foundation provides effective mediation and arbitration services to patients to remove obstacles to healthcare including medical debt crisis, insurance access issues and employment issues for patients with chronic, debilitating and life-threatening illnesses. By joining Patient Advocate Foundation’s full time staff of compassionate and dedicated leaders, you will touch the lives of many Americans in need.

PAF’s volunteer and community team come in all forms – those dedicated citizens who take their voices and opinions to governmental policy makers through our partnership with National Patient Advocate Foundation (NPAF), legal professionals who participate within the Legal Resource Network, donors who support efforts to assist patients using their everyday spending and philanthropic generosity, and average citizens who take the time to be a personal advocate on behalf of someone they love.

Patient Advocate Foundation is an equal opportunity employer. All employees and applicants will be treated without regard to age, sex, color, religion, race, national origin, citizenship, veteran status, current or future military status, sexual orientation, gender identification, marital or familial status, physical or mental disability, legal source of income, or any other status protected by law.

Career OpportunitiesThis link will take you to a comprehensive listing of career opportunities available within our organization.

Benefit OverviewPAF is committed to offering our employees a comprehensive benefit package to bring financial health and prosperity to the people of our organization. Human Resources can be reached directly at hr@patientadvocate.org, by phone at 757-952-0562, or by fax at 757-952-2427

The National Patient Advocate Foundation was formed in conjunction with PAF in 1996, and today is our nation’s premier medical and health care related advocacy organization. NPAF staff and volunteers work everyday to ensure patients are receiving the protections and policies they need to facilitate healthcare in the U.S.

You can get involved by joining the Patients' Voice Network – active in all 50 states! Through this volunteer advocate network, you will be informed of current state and federal initiatives that will affect the healthcare of all Americans. By knowing the key points, you will be able to effectively bring your voice to legislators who sit in a position to make a difference. Patients' Voice Network volunteers also spread the word in their communities about the services provided by the Patient Advocate Foundation. Meet new friends, learn new ideas, master new skills, and gain a sense of accomplishment with this volunteer opportunity.

Become a member of the National Legal Resource Network as a volunteer legal expert

The Patient Advocate Foundation’s National Legal Resource Network is currently comprised of over 140 of our nation’s leading health care attorneys who specialize in resolving healthcare challenges affecting patient’s access to care. Originally founded in 1996 by Sheldon Weinhaus, of Weinhaus & Potashnick in St. Louis, Missouri, this forum has impacted hundreds of patients who are facing complex healthcare hurdles. Interested attorneys with expertise in healthcare related matters and a desire to contribute their services to better the lives of patients are invited to become a network member by submitting the below application. A list of the common responsibilities for network members is included on the below informational sheet, as well as the process for reviewing applications. Today, Rich Carter, Esq. of Carter & Coleman based in Alexandria, VA serves as the pro-bono Director of the National Legal Resource Network.

Communicate with your legislator and share your views

Don’t just talk about change, participate in the discussion and help make the change! PAF has some tips and suggestions for effective ways when you decide to communicate with your legislator.

Become an advocate to someone you love.

What does it mean to make a difference? Making a difference could mean that your sister has access to care from her OB/GYN, your father receives, and is reimbursed for, a breakthrough therapy, or your neighbor has to travel to only one medical facility to receive his prescribed cancer treatment.

You can help make a difference in healthcare by giving of your time to help solve problems that span across the nation or are right in your backyard. Is hard work necessary to make a difference? Yes, sometimes, but it can also be very rewarding and a lot of fun!

Patient Advocate Foundation has some tips to help you advocate on behalf of someone you care about in our publication "How To Be An Advocate".